DAN JOHN PRODUCTS
Never Let Go
Book by Dan John; This review page by Laree Draper
Introduction by Pavel Tsatsouline; Foreword by Dave Draper
You know how it is when you’re reading an article, you come to the end and even though the author’s points were made — the story’s complete — you just don’t want it to end? That’s how I am when I read one of Dan John’s articles. Just like when I’m reading Dave’s writing, with Dan I just want to sit on the deck and ponder his stuff forever. And that’s why I was so thrilled to be a part of bringing his new book to life.
… which is where we are today, sitting in anticipation of a call from the trucking company to schedule delivery. The books shipped from the printer, and should arrive late next week.
Already the word has slipped out and the eager are lining up to be first to get a copy. And we’d love to add you to the list of enthusiastic readers, too. This is a book I consider a big contribution to our field, Dan John’s Never Let Go: A Philosophy of Lifting, Living and Learning. I am sincerely so thrilled. Thanks for letting me be a part of this, Dan.
In Dan John’s new book, Never Let Go, you’ll learn…
Utah Workshop 4-DVD set
DVD review commentary written by Laree Draper
The first of the four DVDs filmed during our June 2009 IronOnline weekend in Draper, Utah, this two-dvd lecture (2 hrs, 18 min) covers what Dan considers the most important aspects of strength training for the athlete, as well as the general fitness enthusiast. There are a number of video clips from the dvds available at the Videos link above.
Told with humor and great insight, you’ll learn:
The Role of the Strength Coach
Levels of Strength Coaching
How a Home Trainer Becomes His Own Coach
The Influence of Strength Coaching on Performance
Strength and Athletic Performance
How to Narrow Your Training Focus
Systematic vs Systemic Learning
Setting a Non-Competitive Training Goal
Phasic vs Tonic Muscles
How to Stay Youthful while Aging
Movements, Not Muscles
Dan’s Hip Displacement Continuum
Find out why Coach John is considered the go-to guy by top fitness professionals when they want to know what really works in strength and conditioning: It’s because he knows, and he teaches it well.
Also on this dvd, you’ll find his chalkboard slides and seminar handouts via pdf files accessible from your computer. The other DVDs from the workshops, Olympic Lifting Basics, Perfecting Your Kettlebell Form, and Warm-ups, Workouts and Barbell Complexes, will be available this fall.
Click here to order your copy of A Philosophy of Strength Training with Coach Dan John, a two-DVD set for $39.95.
As I think about the new Dan John kettlebell dvd, part two of his four-part weekend seminar series DVD we’re expecting from the replicator late in a few days, I again realize how much information he packed into the weekend. When you’re in the thick of things, it’s hard to comprehend the quantity of new information, or the value we get when guys like he and Dave simplify things to the core. That’s what happened during our weekend in June, bullet by bullet Dan hit the target for our group of IronOnline attendees.
And as you know, we got it all on film.
One thing that will surprise most viewers is the true explosiveness of the ketttlebell swing. It’s much more violent than what most will expect, and as it turns out… Dan was right, and it’s a good thing. I liked my trusty, lazy old form of swings, and had no back pain experience to cause me to search for a new technique. Less than a half-hour into the workshop, I was convinced.
If you need some convincing yourself, you can order the new Dan John kettlebell dvd today.
In part three of the four DVDs from the Utah workshop weekend, we get a taste of Dan John’s instruction for beginning Olympic weightlifting. Our original idea was this would be primarily for adults who’ve never lifted Olympic-style, and it’s certainly that, however one of the attendees is a competitive Olympic lifting, who told me a couple of Dan’s tips changed her lifting forever. So I’m thinking anyone interested in Olympic lifting will get something out of this one.
In this 80-minute DVD, Dan taught:
Olympic lifting overview
Snatch positions
Push jerk
Split jerk
The Jerk
Overhead squat
Goblet squat
Shoulder mobility
Putting weights overhead
Hamstring lengthening
Romanian deadlift stretch
Wrist flexibility
Having been at the event and as an adult with absolutely no Olympic lifting experience, I can tell you I left feeling fairly confident in my ability to snatch and jerk… a short piece of PVC pipe.
Seriously, it left me and the rest of the attendees with plenty of enthusiasm for learning the O lifts, and enough technique tips to give us a start on our own at home. Here’s where to get your copy of Dan’s Olympic Lifting for Beginners DVD, $29.95.
90 minutes of new training ideas!
And now we get to the final DVD of the series, in which he shows us his sample warm-ups, a few workout varieties, and his famous barbell complexes.
One of Dan’s key phrases here was, “The warm-up is the workout,” and as he puts our crew through the paces, you’ll see how he can make that claim! He also uses members of the audience to demonstrate new movements, or to show his corrections when we went astray.
Dan shows his daily favorites:
Gait Warm-up
Goblet Squat & Bootstrapper Squat
Hip Flexor Stretch & RDL Stretch
Plank Series
Horizontal Shrugs
Maxercist and Parked Rows
Crocodile Pushups
Heartbeat Squat
Kalos Sthenos Getup
Ab Circuit
Star Plank
Barbell Complexes
A full warm-up series
Sample workouts, insights and more
Includes pdf handouts of the sample workouts, warmups and barbell complexes
Here’s where to get your copy of Dan’s 90-minute workout samples dvd, $29.95.
Or if you’d like to save $20 on the complete series, here’s the link for the 4-DVD set.
Everything’s Over My Head DVD
Dan John’s previous dvds, all in one!
This dvd includes Dan’s training material
Everything’s Over My Head
Plus his From the Ground Up and Carried Away dvds!
The Over My Head collection rounds out what Dan considers his three-part mission to get athletes to drag stuff, pick stuff off the ground and carry stuff overhead.
Simple, right? And with Dan’s collection of insightful and unusual tips, it really can be simple.
For this compilation price of $39.95, let Coach John teach you his one-of-a-kind techniques to blast your training to new levels. You’ll get his new material, plus his two earlier dvds, all on new training dvd!
We all know Dan as the ‘net’s go-to guy for straight-forward hardcore training techniques. Now let him teach and inspire you personally with his video training dvd.
The Everything’s Over My Head section
One of Dan’s primary concerns for his athletes is shoulder health, and in this dvd, Dan offers all his tips for strengthening the rotator cuff and supportive shoulder girdle muscles for ultimate shoulder protection. He’ll also show you his techniques for wrist health and flexibility, and in addition to brute strength, he’s got a
plan on how to make your training just plain fun!
You’ll learn:
Shoulder Raises and odd lockouts
1/2 Get-Ups
Pressouts
Military Press
Press Behind Neck, Bar and Kettlebell
Frog Stance & Push Work
Jerks, 2 styles
Combination Sets, 2 options
Wrist Stretches
Mixed Implement Training
Lift, Throws and Drags
Strongman Moves: Press Walks and Carry Walks
This is an outstanding new addition to Coach John’s video training!
The From the Ground Up section
Years of begging by enthusiastic online readers, athletes, conference and clinic attendees at long last brings us From the Ground Up, Dan John’s35-minute DVD that demonstrates his unique Olympic lifting teaching style.
Learn the simple tips Dan uses to teach Olympic moves to athletes young and old!
You’ll learn:
The top rules of weight lifting
Various squat drills
How to learn the squat
Goblet squats
Front and overhead squats
Warm up variations: dumbbells, pvc pipe and kettlebells
Cleans
Chain work
Power Snatch
Romanian deadlifts and variations
Coach Dan John’s personal teaching tips
The rumor is, Dan can have you cleaning and snatching in 10 minutes — several years faster than most coaches can claim. Worth testing his technique, isn’t it?
One customer wrote about this DVD:
The cost was well worth it for the simple, solid, understandable instruction. Possibly not for the experienced folks, but for the novice who wants to incorporate Olympic lifts into his or her workouts and wants a template to do them easily and effectively, spring for it! This DVD is for you. Multiple viewing is recommended.
Let Dan get you start on your path to aggressive, successful lifting.
The Carried Away Section
Outdoor training, hauling, pushing and pulling –
Dan John is the guy who’ll inspire you to get
Carried Away!
This is a no-frills, no-nonsense demonstration and explanation of the most effective hardcore exercise one guy can dream up.
You’ll learn:
Sled dragging and sprinting
Kettlebell carries
Farmer carry
Suitcase carry
Waiter carry
Rock carry
Crosswalk
Front squat
Back squat
Squat walk
Deadlift walk
Overhead press walk
Duffel bag work
Letvi Sleds
See examples of Dan’s favorite combinations and how to make the most of your implements.
Bonus material includes
3D Discus Throw Stretches
The 35-minute Carried Away section will get you started on your path to aggressive, hardcore training.
Says Dan, “One day you’ll thank me. Today is not that day. And you know, tomorrow doesn’t look that good either.”
*Note: This dvd adds to and replaces Dan’s two earlier dvd releases.*
This one’s jam-packed with gems, each one enough to rev your training into overdrive. Don’t let Dan’s casual style fool you: What you’re getting from Dan is… brilliant.
Writes Byron Chandler, reviewing Dan’s dvd, “Dan’s currently using a modern, competitive style of pulling and lifting, so you may wind up picking and choosing what parts are for you. The thing is, these differences are the fine points — learning how to pull weights off the ground and extend, getting the arms out of the pull, etc., are what you really need instruction to learn, and this DVD is the best thing available to people without a good instructor. There are not that many people who will even attempt to teach the quick lifts, and fewer than half of them are actually qualified. Dan’s the real deal.
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